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There’s no roadmap to the other side of the natural gas bridge. These states are making one.
States are confronting the future of gas in buildings — and facing a set of high-stakes questions.
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![Relatives cry during the funeral of Kokama Chief Messias Martins Moreira, who died of COVID-19]()
![Relatives cry during the funeral of Kokama Chief Messias Martins Moreira, who died of COVID-19]()
Already fighting for their lands and lives, Indigenous communities in Brazil slammed by COVID-19
Indigenous leaders are speaking out about the government's neglect, calling it "an authorized genocide.”
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![A protester wearing a mask around their neck holds a sign with a picture of George Floyd and saying We Cant Breathe and Black Lives Matter.]()
![A protester wearing a mask around their neck holds a sign with a picture of George Floyd and saying We Cant Breathe and Black Lives Matter.]()
The BREATHE Act would defund police — and fund environmental justice
This week the Movement for Black Lives released a new legislative proposal that has gained the support of Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley.
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It’s getting hot in here: Can NYC keep seniors cool during COVID?
The city has installed about 18,000 of the 74,000 free AC units it plans to distribute this summer.
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Puerto Rico’s troubled utility is a goldmine for US contractors
Billions of dollars in contracts have been awarded to politically connected Americans, even as Puerto Ricans suffer electricity outages.
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White people own 98% of rural land. Young Black farmers want to reclaim their share.
Black farmers make up just 1.4 percent of American farm owners.
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Meet the Dominican nuns who created their own climate solutions fund
16 congregations of Dominican nuns recently debuted a collaboration with Morgan Stanley to create a $130 million climate solutions fund.
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![Smoke billows from one of many chemical plants in the area of Cancer Alley in Baton Rouge, Louisiana]()
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These Louisiana activists are facing ‘terrorizing’ charges for a stunt they pulled 6 months ago
The arrests come just a week after activists won a court battle against the plastics manufacturer targeted by those now facing charges.
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![Activist group Earth Strike NYC announced a radical frontline coalition gathering in Sunset Park to support UPROSE in its campaign for local community-led climate justice]()
![Activist group Earth Strike NYC announced a radical frontline coalition gathering in Sunset Park to support UPROSE in its campaign for local community-led climate justice]()
‘Put up or shut up’: New York forges ahead with statewide environmental justice measures
The Empire State announced a slate of grants totaling more than $10.6 million to help underserved residents access affordable solar energy.
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Philadelphia’s oil refinery is dead, but the fight for accountability continues
Local residents are now laser-focused on making sure they are not shut out of plans to remediate and redevelop the property.
